22nd August 2015, 4:36 PM
Atari 2600
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Omega Race - $3, cart only. This topdown space combat 'racing' (not really) game is meant for a special controller that I don't have, but I got it anyway because it's a very interesting game with some futuristic-racing elements, and I love that genre of course. I'll need to get the controller, now. :)
Atari 5200
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Star Raiders - $4, cart and manual - This is a complex-for-the-time space combat simulation. You fly around space, looking for enemies to shoot and protecting starbases. It makes full use of the keypad, and I'm not used to the controls or gameplay yet -- the game has some depth to it, though it is simple in other ways as expected for such an old game. I'm not sure what I think so far, it seems okay. It does make good use of the controller though, with nice analog controls and lots of functions on the keypad. The graphics are decent as well, though if the horrible slowdown when you kill an enemy is unintentional that's not great. Still, it DOES play in full 3d space, you can fly around, warp to various sectors in the map, fight enemies, dock with starbases, and such, so there is a lot for it to manage.
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Omega Race - $3, cart only. This topdown space combat 'racing' (not really) game is meant for a special controller that I don't have, but I got it anyway because it's a very interesting game with some futuristic-racing elements, and I love that genre of course. I'll need to get the controller, now. :)
Atari 5200
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Star Raiders - $4, cart and manual - This is a complex-for-the-time space combat simulation. You fly around space, looking for enemies to shoot and protecting starbases. It makes full use of the keypad, and I'm not used to the controls or gameplay yet -- the game has some depth to it, though it is simple in other ways as expected for such an old game. I'm not sure what I think so far, it seems okay. It does make good use of the controller though, with nice analog controls and lots of functions on the keypad. The graphics are decent as well, though if the horrible slowdown when you kill an enemy is unintentional that's not great. Still, it DOES play in full 3d space, you can fly around, warp to various sectors in the map, fight enemies, dock with starbases, and such, so there is a lot for it to manage.